Man setenced to nine years in jail a week after alleged escape attempt

Monday, June 22, 2009 ~ Updated 11:53 PM

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A week after allegedly fleeing from a work detail at the Butler County jail, a Neelyville, Mo., man is headed to prison.

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